Delhi Police Arrest 944 in Operation CyHawk 6.0, Linking 4,002 Complaints Worth Rs 479 Crore

Delhi Police arrested 944 people in Operation CyHawk 6.0, the sixth edition of its crackdown on organised cybercrime, held on 28 and 29 October 2026. Another 788 were bound down and notices were served on 2,081 more, taking the total dealt with to 3,813.

All 15 territorial districts, Crime Branch (Cyber) and the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit took part. Police detained 4,979 suspects for verification across Delhi. Arrests across the six editions now exceed 3,300.

Key figures

• 1,032 FIRs actioned: 596 new FIRs, 432 old cases and 4 kalandras.
• 4,002 NCRP complaints worked out, 727 from Delhi and 3,275 from other States and UTs, involving about Rs 479.14 crore.
• 283 teams travelled to at least 17 States and 5 Union Territories.
• Seized: 1,037 mobile phones, 1,301 SIM cards, 106 laptops and computers, 397 ATM cards, 244+ bank kits and passbooks, 325 Aadhaar cards, 6 SIM boxes, 11 cars, 10 two-wheelers, Rs 37.67 lakh in cash, gold and USDT.

Compared with CyHawk 5.0 in June 2026, new FIRs rose about 24%, complaints worked out about 46%, and action on complaints from outside Delhi about 57%.

Targeting the supply chain

Police said the operation targeted the enablers behind each fraud rather than only the caller: account suppliers and mules paid a monthly fee or 2 to 3% commission, bank and agency insiders, SIM and PoS agents, SIM boxes, call centres and app operators, and those who cash out through ATMs, gold and USDT, often for handlers abroad.

Outstation arrests included a Jamtara-linked credit card syndicate in Dhanbad, a matrimonial fraud gang from Durg-Bhilai, mule-account suppliers in Kanpur and Greater Noida, and account facilitators in Mumbai, Lucknow, Rajasthan and Punjab. North-West District arrested bank officials who allegedly helped open mule accounts. East District busted a call centre run from a moving vehicle to avoid location tracing. IFSO seized SIM boxes and took down investment links and Telegram channels trading in crypto, eSIMs and bank accounts.

Data-led targeting

Targets were picked using I4C inputs and NCRP trends, the Samanvaya portal to link Delhi mule accounts to complaints nationwide, Pratibimb location mapping of fraud numbers, and IFSO's in-house software that flags bank accounts and IFSC codes common across complaints. IFSO also met over 70 representatives of banks, payment gateways, telecom providers and platforms to speed up information sharing on digital arrest and NBFC fraud.

Advisory

Do not sell or rent your bank account, ATM card, cheque book or SIM for commission. Never share OTPs or PINs, or hand your phone to strangers offering KYC or QR-code help. Report fraud on 1930 or at cybercrime.gov.in.